Sacramental Life Baptism Arrangements may be made by calling the Parish Office 262-5337. Matrimony Please contact the Parish Priest before setting the date for the Wedding, if possible. Reconciliation Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 4:45pm in the chapel or by appointment. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Anyone interested in becoming Catholic, please call the Parish Office, speak to the Pastoral Staff, or RCIA Coordinator, Donna Speaks Meetings: Thursday nights 6pm upstairs in the Parish Center - Sept - Apr Holy Eucharist Weekends : Saturday Evening Mass: 5:00 pm at St. Mary Sunday Mass: 7:00 am and 10:30 am at St. Mary 8:30 am at St. Sebastian Weekday : Monday Evening: 6:30 pm at St. Mary Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 8:00 am at St. Mary Wednesday Evening: 6:30 pm at St. Sebastian New parishioners are always welcome. Just call the Parish Office 262-5337, or Register Online www.StMarysParish.net Sunday, August 30th, 2020 Twentieth-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August: The Immaculate Heart The Parish of St. Mary Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 125 W 5th St., Mt. Carmel, IL 62863 Parish Office: (618) 262-5337 Parish Fax: (618) 262-5333 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm (Lunch 12-1pm) Church Email: [email protected]Bulletin Deadline: Monday 12pm Parish Administrative Assistant: Carolyn Burdin Parish Reconciler/Child Protection: Jeanne Tennis Pastoral Assistant: Holly Vaughan Music/Choir Director: Donna Lowe St. Mary’s Website: www.stmarysparish.net Parish Facebook www.facebook.com/st.marys.ourladyofmountcarmel School Office: (618) 263-3183 School Principal: Chris Lavely [email protected]School Administrative Assistant: Vickie Raber [email protected]St. Mary’s Catholic School Website (SMS) http://www.smsrockets.net/ Priest and Pastoral Staff Rev. Father Robert Zwilling [email protected](618) 262-5337 Deacon Charlie Speaks [email protected](618) 302-0996 Deacon Steve Lowe [email protected](618) 262-5337 +JMJ+ A blessed day to you our precious parishioners and warmest blessings to you our dear visitors. Christ’s love to each and every one of you! Please join us again! Fr. Robert Zwilling
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Sacramental Life
Baptism Arrangements may be made by calling the Parish
Office 262-5337.
Matrimony Please contact the Parish Priest before setting the date
for the Wedding, if possible.
Reconciliation Saturday evenings from 4:00 - 4:45pm in the chapel
or by appointment.
RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Anyone interested
in becoming Catholic, please call the Parish Office, speak
to the Pastoral Staff, or RCIA Coordinator, Donna Speaks
Meetings: Thursday nights 6pm upstairs in the Parish
Center - Sept - Apr
Holy Eucharist Weekends:
Saturday Evening Mass: 5:00 pm at St. Mary
Sunday Mass: 7:00 am and 10:30 am at St. Mary
8:30 am at St. Sebastian
Weekday: Monday Evening: 6:30 pm at St. Mary
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 8:00 am at St. Mary
Wednesday Evening: 6:30 pm at St. Sebastian
New parishioners are always welcome.
Just call the Parish Office 262-5337,
or Register Online www.StMarysParish.net
Sunday, December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent
December: The Immaculate Conception
Sunday, August 30th, 2020
Twentieth-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August: The Immaculate Heart
+JMJ+ A blessed day to you our precious parishioners and warmest blessings to you our dear visitors. Christ’s love to each and every one of you! Please join us again! Fr. Robert Zwilling
If you are ill, please come when you are better. Thank you!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH-- The Passion of St. John
5:00pm -- Paul Walter † the Baptist
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH-- Twenty-Second Sunday in
Ordinary Time 7:00am -- For the Parishes of St. Mary and St. Sebastian †
8:30am -- St. Sebastian -- Eloise Berberich †
10:30am -- George Haase †
MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST
6:30 pm -- Ray Etzkorn †
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
8:00am -- William Trapp †
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND
6:30pm -- St. Sebastian -- Frank, Iris, & Virgil Peter †
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD -- St. Gregory the Great
8:00am -- Cecilia Bellessa †
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH
10:00am -- Funeral Mass for Mary Martino †
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH-- St. Teresa of Calcutta
5:00pm -- Father Msgr. Ken Schafer †
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH-- Twenty-Second Sunday in
Ordinary Time 7:00am -- For the Parishes of St. Mary and St. Sebastian †
8:30am -- St. Sebastian -- Eloise Berberich †
10:30am -- George Haase †
Calendar of Events
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2020
MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2020 7pm - Women’s Group ONLINE - NEW STUDY
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2020 7pm - Parish Family Movie Night ONLINE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2020
JOIN YOUR PARISH FAMILY FOR A LIVE HOLY ROSARY EACH DAY AT 12 NOON ON THE ST. SEBASTIAN FACE-
BOOK PAGE!
JOIN YOUR PARISH FAMILY FOR A LIVE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLE EACH DAY AT 3PM ON THE ST. MARY-OUR LADY
OF MT. CARMEL FACEBOOK PAGE!
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE BEAUTY OF VIRTUE EACH DAY AROUND 8:30PM ON ST. MARY FACEBOOK PAGE.
ST. Augustine, PRAY FOR US!
Please pray for those who serve our country in the Military:
Luke Berberich, Christopher Beuligmann, Patrick Beuligmann, Drew Casburn, Joshua Eversole, Jenna
Fearheiley, Abbey Fearheiley Gatlin, Margi Freeland, Teagan Guard, Wyatt Hargrave, Ben Higgins, Quinton Krug, Allen Meunier, Reese Noll, Riley Raber, Cort Rodgers, Greg Seibert, Johnny Smith, Levi Stockton, Alex Summers, Gabriel Tennis, Matthew Tennis, Steven Zimmer and all their families
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Please pray for those in need of prayer: Brother Joel Blaize, Bob Baumgart, Leslie Bone, Bonnie
Burke, Don Burta, Lin Caddell, Sara Caddell Margie Moudy
Carey, Nancy Clancey, Mike Crummley, Bernie Deckard,
Tim Dougherty, Lawrence Dunkel, Father Cody Ford, Ed
Grewes, Connie Hadra, Ross Hannuksela, Levi James, Sabrina
Johnson, Bernard Keepes, Carla Keepes, Jim & Sonia Keepes,
Malvin Kepley, Tom Kieffer, Jeff Knight, Amelia Kramer,
Rebekah Leach, Perry Legg, For the repose of the soul of,
Mary Martino, comfort to all who mourn her passing, Michael
McCullough, Beth McGregor, Carol Merril & Family, Don
Mersinger, Linda Mills, Fr. Steven Pautler, Marilyn Perry,
Randy Perry, Louise Peter, Silvia Pfeister, Kevin Pixley,
Francy Raber, Fr. Joe Rascher, John Reburn, Motsy Renck,
For the repose of the soul of Msgr. Ken Schafer, comfort of
all who mourn his passing, For the repose of the soul of ,
Helen Shoaff, comfort to all who mourn her passing, Tim
Seibert, Mona Spaetti, For the repose of the soul of Charles
“Connie” Speth and comfort to all who mourn his passing,
Billie Spray, Karen Steckler, Clayton Stevens, Jan Stevens,
John Stevens, Blake Strine, Ron Stuessel, Bonnie
Talley, Sue & Brad Thompson, Tony Tredway, Lisa
Trimble.
COLLECTION FOR August 23rd, 2020 Envelopes………………………………… …...………..……………$ 5595.00 Loose…………………………………………………………………… $ 218.00 Assumption of Mary Offering ………………………………..$ 55.00 Online Giving………………………………………………………...$ 1069.00 Annual Give………………………………….……………………… .$ 120.00
7/1/2020 - 7/26/2020
Amt budgeted for envelopes…..$ 50,687.47
Actual Amt for Envelopes…….$ 47,859.08
A tremendous THANK YOU to all
for their generosity and contributions
especially during these times!
BENEFIT DRAW WINNER
Hayden Cantrell
Olney, IL
Parish and Community News SISTER PARISH SEMINARIANS NEED ASSISTANCE
A sister Parish is reaching out with a need. Any help we can give them will be greatly appreciated. Here is what is happening in their part of the World.
I wanted to make you aware of the current situation in the Jalapa Diocese due to the pandemic. They have not been able to have Mass with the public since March. In case you do not know, the priests of Jalapa do not get paid and rely on their parishioners to give them resources for their daily living ex-penses. Without seeing parishioners, it has left the priests without a way to pay for daily expenses. This is why some of you may have noticed receipts for priest personal needs on your reports. In addition, people are afraid to work, there is little activity in communities, and there have been deaths.
Now we have been informed that 21 seminarians
from Jalapa who were attending classes at the major seminary in Guatemala City have been sent back to Jalapa. When they are at the seminary the bishop of Guatemala City receives help from friends in Europe and Guatemala to help cover the costs. Re-turning to Jalapa has left the new bishop, Mons Benedicto Moscoso Miranda, struggling to figure out how to pay for their food and care. Unfortunately, they do not have parishes to return to as we do here, and even if they did the parishes don’t have the resources to care for them. The 21 men are cur-rently staying at the Diocesan Center in Jalapa. Mons Benedicto believes they will be there until December. This temporary seminary has two priests in charge and the seminarians are doing classes electronically with their teachers from the major seminary in Guatemala City.
Mons Benedicto shared he believes it will cost about $2,486.00 to feed these men for a month. In addi-tion, there is the added cost of electricity, mainte-nance and kitchen staff that runs about $920.00 a month. Prior to the pandemic, they would have re-treats and other activities that would rent the dioce-san center to help with these costs, but that is not possible now either. Missions International sent a $2000.00 donation to help with the 21 seminarians in this emergency situation. We do not want to take away from your sister parish, but if it is possible for your parish to send an extra donation it would be greatly appreciated. Please mark it for the seminari-ans. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you and may God richly bless you
Shelly Sands, Missions International
If you would like to write or offer best wishes/encouragement
to Seminarian Levi James, who was with us this summer, you
can do so by mailing it to:
Seminarian Levi James
Kenrick Seminary
5200 Glennon Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63119
40 Days For Life/Coalition For
Life STL Adopt-A-Day Work-
shops. Two workshops will be of-
fered on August 31 and September
8 at 7pm each night. To be held at
Edgemont Bible Church School.
5100 N. Illinois St, Fairview
Heights. Join us to learn how any
of you can organize a group of
church members to peacefully
pray, fast and vigil to Bring An End
to Abortion with 40 Days For Life.
At Planned Parenthood 317 Salem
Place, Fairview Heights. Our fall
campaign begins Wednesday, Sep-
tember 23 and ends Sunday, No-
vember 3. To register please notify:
theresa@coalitionforlifestl or
christy@coalitionforlifestl
The Final day to have pictures taken for
the
Directory will be Friday September 25th,
2020.
If you would like to have your picture taken
please call the Parish office at 618-262-5337
to be placed on the list and schedule a time.
The Marriage Minute - Treat each other with kindness.
"We can cure physical diseases with medicine but the only cure for
loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the
world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more who
are dying for a little love. Let us not be satisfied with just giving
money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your
hearts to love them. So spread love everywhere you go." –St. Mother
Teresa of Calcutta
"Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house.
Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next
door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving
better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness;
kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your
smile, kindness in your warm greeting." –St. Mother Teresa of
Calcutta
The Crucifix –
The Core Christian ImageWhat shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called
Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify
him!" "Why? What crime has he committed?"
asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder,
"Crucify him!" (Matthew 27:22-23)
The crucifix, that is, a cross with the body
of our Lord upon it, is the core Christian im-
age. Some Christians say that Christ should not be portrayed
upon the cross, since He is risen from the dead. Yet, for us who as
St. Paul says, "make up for what is lacking in the sufferings of
Christ (Col. 1:13)," the crucifix urges us on because it is the love of
Christ (II Cor. 5:14) made visible. The cross itself only has meaning and value because
Jesus Christ, God made man, hung upon it. Crucifixion, a horrible
means of execution and an ignominious death, has been transformed to
be a means of life-giving love because sin and death died upon
it. Jesus went forward to rise from the dead and to raise all who be-
lieve in Him.
But the further power of the crucifix is that it gives hope
to us who suffer. It shows that good can be brought out of evil, espe-
cially the evil that strikes us or strikes those we love. It shows that
suffering has value when it is united to God who suffered. Indeed,
Christianity is the only religion that believes that God became human
and that He suffered and died for humanity!
So if you do not have a crucifix in your house, get one! Indeed, every room should have one. And if you have a crucifix in your house, office, classroom, church, or elsewhere, look often upon it to be re-minded of the love that God has for YOU and indeed all the world AND what you too can do through and for Jesus!
Catholic Terms
crucifix (Latin cruc, crux "cross" + figere "to fasten, to
affix" = "to fasten to a cross"; crucifīgere "to crucify")
- an image of a cross with the body of Jesus upon it
[It is usually made of wood. Due reverence is always given to
it. It is sometimes carried as a processional cross leading a line
of clergy. Depicting the dead or suffering Christ, the crucifix
did not come into general use until after the Reformation. The
earlier ones represented Our Lord as the High Priest crowned,
robed, and alive. Some men and women religious wear the
crucifix as part of their habit. A crucifix is attached to the Ro-
sary beads, and many liturgical blessings are to be given with
it. A blessed crucifix is a sacramental and is commonly dis-
played in Catholic hospitals, homes, and institutions.]
corpus - a Latin word meaning "body"
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – 30 Au-gust 2020
Overcoming Obstacles. Jeremiah complains that be-cause of the compelling presence of God within, he can-not not speak God’s message. Paul urges us not to con-form ourselves to this age. And Peter, trying to protect Jesus, blurts out “God forbid” and becomes an obstacle to Jesus’ mission. Baptized followers of Jesus must deny, take up the cross, and follow.
In denying self, how will I attend to another’s need
this week?
What is the cross I bear for the sake of the Kingdomof Heaven?
How will I follow, not the greed of this age, but the
Bulletin Short for 22nd Sunday in
Ordinary Time - Year A - 2020
SACRED SCRIPTURE CORNER: The Lowest Place “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who
humbles himself will be exalted." -Luke 14:11 What does it mean to be
humble? Humility is an acknowledgment of the truth. This doesn't
mean that we put ourselves down and think the worst of ourselves. It
means that we acknowledge the things we do well and the things that
we don't. We don't think less of ourselves if we weren't given a certain
gift or ability, and we give the credit for the gifts we do have to God,
who blessed us with them. If you notice in this parable, the man was
told to take the lowest place, but when his friend invited him to the
higher place, he was not directed to decline, but to enjoy the blessing
given by his friend. The Lord has given us our particular gifts to build up
the Body of Christ, and He will show us how to use them if we ask Him. Further Reading: Matthew 23:11-12
Spiritual Warfare "Our struggle is not with flesh and
blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rul-ers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens." -Ephesians 6:12 Do you ever think of yourself engaged in spiritual war-fare? Often those words bring up thoughts of exorcisms and other ex-treme cases. However, in reality, fighting temptation and living the Gos-pel are themselves forms of spiritual warfare. Therefore, believe it or not, we actually engage in this battle every day. The verse above shows an important distinction: it is important to properly define our enemy. If we do not do this, then our response may appear to lead us to victory when, in fact, it leads us to defeat. Our biggest weapons in spiri-tual warfare are prayer and fasting. Remember the wise words of Saint Francis de Sales: “Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer a day, except when we are busy – then we need an hour.” Further Read-ing: 2 Corinthians 10:4
A kind person acts in benevolent, gentle, and loving ways. In marriage, kindness is demonstrated through generous acts, considerate behavior, and comforting words. Kindness comes from the same root as the word “kin,” someone who is a part of your family. Thus, when you show kind-ness to your spouse, you are treating him or her as a part of your family, as “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (Genesis 2:23). These words are used at weddings to describe the ideal relationship between husband and wife. We see from this passage that for marriages to suc-ceed—that is, to be happy and healthy—then couples must treat each other with the same gentleness, courtesy, compassion, and respect that
they want for themselves. Think of 2-3 kind things you used to do
for parents or siblings that you can now do for your spouse.
Readings for the Week of Aug. 31st to Sept 6th, 2020
Monday, August 31st, 2020:
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Friday, September 4th, 2020
Psalm 119:97-102 1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Luke 4:16-30 Psalm 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40
Luke 5:33-39
Tuesday, September 1st,2020:
1 Corinthians 2:10-16
Psalm 145:8-14
Luke 4:31-37 Saturday, September 5th2020
1 Corinthians 4:6-15
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020: Psalm 145:17-21
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Luke 6:1-5
Psalm 33:12-15, 20-21
Luke 4:38-44
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
1 Corinthians 3:18-23 Sunday, September 6th 2020
Psalm 24:1-6 Ezekiel 33:7-9
Luke5:1-11 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
Romans 13:8-10
Matthew 18:15-20
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS:
Sept. 4 - 12:00pm dismissal
Sept. 7 - Labor day; No school
School Office - Please call: 263-3183
Let us hold them and all in prayer!
Ministries and Leaders: President of Pastoral Council: Peggy Ernest President of School Board: Charlie Abell Music Ministry/Choir: Donna Lowe, Music Director P.S.R. - Donna Sigler and Don Sandwell RCIA - Donna Speaks Men’s Group - David James and Rodney Brugger Women’s Group - Donna Lowe and Holly Vaughan Nursery - Cindy Crummley Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Holly Vaughan and Lauren Hocking High School Youth - Cassandra Goldman Knights of Columbus - Josh Evans Daughters of Isabella - Donna Sigler Funeral Dinners - Cindy Crummley Grief Ministry – Deacon Steve & Donna Lowe Meals of Love - Leann Burton Young Adult Ministry - Lauren Hocking, Madeline Jones
Women’s Group Monday’s @ 7pm ONLINE
Women’s Group is meeting virtu-
ally online. If you would like to
join them, please call the Parish Office for de-
tails 262-5337.
RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
If you are interested in joining the Church or
Men’s Group Monday’s @ 7pm at the Knight
of Columbus Hall
Due to current out-
break, Men’s Groups
is suspended until
further notice.
WOMEN’S GROUP ONLINE-New Study
MONDAYS 7PM
Women’s Group is starting a new study on the Letter to the Ephesians and would love to have you join us!
The Letter to the Ephesians was one of the most widely circulated of St. Paul’s writings because of its powerful, practical instructions for disciples of Christ. In fact, its six short chapters contain some of the most discussed passages in the New Testa-ment. This study will explore what Paul’s letter to the Ephesians tells us about the nature of the Church–as a body, as a household, as a mystery, as a communion, as a bride, and as an army. Please join us Mondays ONLINE at 7pm!
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